John Hickenlooper in PBS News Hour

On Abortion:
Supports access to abortion

On social issues; Hickenlooper supports gay marriage,
LGBTQ rights, and access to abortion.

Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019

On Civil Rights:
Supports gay marriage and LGBTQ rights

Hickenlooper supports gay marriage and LGBTQ rights. As governor, HIckenlooper called a special session of the state legislature in 2012 to challenge
Republican opposition to legislation that would have legalized civil unions in the state. A few months later, Democrats won a majority in the state Assembly and Hickenlooper signed the legislation into law.

The former governor has been an outspoken critic of Trump's foreign policy, especially when it comes to America's allies and world leadership.

Hickenlooper recently addressed the Munich Security Conference in Germany, and stressed the importance of the NATO alliance and global trade.

Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019

On Free Trade:
No tariffs on goods from China and Europe

Economy: Free trader, opposes Trump administration's tariffs.

Hickenlooper supports pro-business policies and free trade. He opposes President Donald Trump's trade policy and tariffs on goods from China and the European Union.

As a business owner he helped revitalize downtown Denver and as mayor backed a multibillion dollar public transportation initiative, including 119 miles of commuter train track that connects the metro area and suburbs.

As governor, Hickenlooper oversaw a booming Colorado economy that was one of the strongest in the country when he left office in 2018.

Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019

On Immigration:
Family separation policy is cruel and un-American

Immigration and border security: Opposes family separation policy.

Hickenlooper signed an executive order as governor prohibiting the use of Colorado state resources to help implement the Trump administration's family separation policy at the
southern border, calling the policy "cruel and un-American."

Hickenlooper also did not send any National Guard troops to the southern border when Trump called on governors to do so in 2018.